Edwards, George

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SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: Dr Edwards of Barnard Castle proposed member 25.12.1790 by Adam Walker 2nded Benjamin Cooper

George Edwards DNB 1751/2-1823. London Chronicle 20.1.1780 On Council of Medical Society of London. Argus 5.11.1791 steward of Revolution Society. Times 13.9.1792 ad for lectures by Dr Edwards at his house in Coleman St commencing 8.10.1792 (this was clearly Dr George Edwards, see Monthly Review for June 1792 p 127 but see Dr Richard Edwards of Cornwall died 1827 in Munk's Roll, who was said to have lectured on Chemistry, either may have been the Dr Edwards who lectured at St Bart's Hospital in 1806). Morning Chronicle 20.11.1792 Dr Edwards gave 5 gns to subscription for France. Times 4.7.1805 ad for his On Earth Peace publ J Johnson

GODWIN DIARY: . Dr Edwards 17.7.1805 at Johnson's, for the other Edwards at Johnson's see Edwards, James

" He was at SCI meetings in 1792 (and a member of the Literary Fund), but goes over to France and published on the new constitution. It's not quite clear to me when he goes over. He was a medical doctor and the Literary Fund gives an address in Coleman Street in 1792. He's at the Literary Fund meeting in May 1792 that votes funds to John Oswald, so must go over to France after then, probably, as many others did, for the summer, and perhaps for the July 14 anniversary" (private communication, Jon Mee).